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Nearly 1,000 flights cancelled at NYC airports as blizzard looms
Nearly 1,000 departing flights canceled at JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark due to a blizzard with up to 2 feet of snow and high winds, causing widespread travel disruption.
- On Feb 23, a powerful winter storm forced transportation shutdowns and school closures in the northeastern United States, including New York City.
- The National Weather Service on Monday called travel conditions `extremely treacherous` and `nearly impossible`, while the Department of Homeland Security warned of up to 60cm of snow and 113kmh wind gusts.
- Flight trackers reported more than 5,600 U.S. cancellations by around 12:30 p.m. ET, with John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport seeing the highest Monday cancellations.
- New York City ordered a non-emergency travel ban through noon Monday and declared a state of emergency, while Amtrak suspended service until at least 4 p.m. ET and Long Island Rail Road plus Rhode Island's T.F. Green International Airport halted operations.
- The FAA urged travelers to monitor updates as U.S. carriers offer free rebooking and refunds, with over 1,700 trips scheduled for Tuesday already canceled.
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Blizzard slams Northeast, closing roads and canceling flights | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
NEW YORK >> A powerful blizzard dropped more than a foot of snow across parts of the U.S. Northeast today, bringing travel to a near-standstill for millions of residents as the treacherous conditions closed roads, shut train service and forced the cancellation of some 5,700 flights.
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